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Can Poisoning Peer to Peer Networks Work?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the stuff-to-read dept.

andrewchen writes "Can poisoning peer to peer networks really work? Business 2.0 picked up my research paper from Slashdot and wrote an article about it. In my paper, I argue that P2P networks may have an inherent "tipping point" that can be triggered without stopping 100% of the nodes on the network, using a model borrowed from biological systems. For those who think they have a technical solution to the problem, I outlined a few problems with the obvious solutions (moderation, etc.)."

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  1. Credibility? by PissingInTheWind · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    I outlined a few problems with the obvious solutions (moderation, etc.).

    Are you trying to say, on Slashdot on top of all, that moderation could be a part of a solution?

    Heretic!

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  2. Don't talk lame trash... by Eric_Cartman_South_P · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    You say, Somebody somewhere needs to maintain a website with these checksums on.

    I say you're talking lame trash, unless you host it on YOUR site. YOU be the victim of **IA lawsuits. Unless you post a link to a site where you plan to host such a wonderfull page, shut the f**k up.

    On a more technical issue, you you really think different rips of the same movie will have the same checksum? What if one rip is one second longer or shorter? Or the ripping prog compreses it in a slightlt different way? bang... different checksums.

    You need to read a little more "PC Magazine" before you can start posting such dribble.

  3. Re:The easiest solution to fix poisoning... by Suppafly · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Except the system doesn't really work that well here, so why not implement a better idea?